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1 Before
patient
contact
WHEN? Clean your hands before touching a patient when
approaching him/her
EXAMPLES: shaking hands, helping a patient to move around,
2
clinical examination
Before WHEN? Clean your hands immediately before any aseptic task
an aseptic EXAMPLES: oral/dental care, secretion aspiration, wound dress-
task ing, catheter insertion, preparation of food, medications
3 After
body fluid
exposure
WHEN? Clean your hands immediately after an exposure risk to
body fluids (and after glove removal)
EXAMPLES: oral/dental care, secretion aspiration, drawing and
4
risk manipulating blood, clearing up urine, faeces, handling waste
AFTER WHEN? Clean your hands after touching a patient and her/his
immediate surroundings, when leaving the patient’s side
PATIENT EXAMPLES: shaking hands, helping a patient to move around,
CONTACT clinical examination
5 After contact
with patient
surroundings
WHEN? Clean your hands after touching any object or furniture in
the patient’s immediate surroundings, when leaving - even if the
patient has not been touched
EXAMPLES: changing bed linen, perfusion speed adjustment